First Wave
Special Forces veteran Travis Combs just wanted to forget his weary years of leading combat missions while taking an extended rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. As he and his group complete a 22-day trip on the Colorado River, they find the world has unraveled from a deadly pandemic.
Now, he has to show his small band how to live off the land and cross the rugged Arizona desert, while evading blood-drinking zombies, gangs of cartel bikers, and a rogue government agency.
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JT Sawyer
JT Sawyer is the pen name for Tony Nester who made his living teaching survival courses for the military special operations community, at the university level, and writing for publications like Outside and Backpacker Magazine. He has over 30 years of experience testing long-term survival skills in the desert, mountains, and forest and is the author of 12 non-fiction books on the subject.
JT has also provided training for celebrities like Josh Brolin and Andrew Zimmern, in addition to serving as a consultant for the film Into the Wild. Nowadays, JT prefers having a roof over his head and putting his characters in dire situations in his post-apoc and thriller stories. He lives with his family and several rescue dogs in Colorado.
First Wave Series
First Wave Series consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.


